1920 Auburn Tigers football team

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1920 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense 7–2–2
CaptainEmmett Sizemore
Home stadium Drake Field
Rickwood Field
Seasons
  1919
1921  
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia +700801
Tulane +500621
Georgia Tech +400810
Alabama 6101010
Centre 410820
Furman 310910
South Carolina 310540
Tennessee 520720
Auburn 420720
Mississippi A&M 420530
Sewanee 331431
Vanderbilt 330431
Transylvania 220340
Howard (AL) 230351
Mississippi College 240350
Florida 120630
Clemson 260461
LSU 130531
Chattanooga 130341
The Citadel 140260
Ole Miss 020430
Kentucky 031341
Georgetown (KY) 020030
Millsaps 030030
Mercer 040260
Wofford 040081
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1920 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 29th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and two losses (7–2 overall, 3–2 in the SIAA). Auburn outscored their opponents by a margin of 332–49, a then school record for points, but were held scoreless in their two losses by the conference co-champions.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Marion *W 35–0 [1]
October 2 Howard (AL)
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 88–0 [2]
October 9 Fort Benning *
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 14–2 [3]
October 15at Clemson W 21–0 [4]
October 23 Vanderbilt W 56–68,000–11,000 [5]
October 30vs. Georgia L 0–77,000 [6]
November 6vs. Birmingham–Southern *
W 49–0 [7]
November 13 Washington and Lee *
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 77–0 [8]
November 25at Georgia Tech L 0–3420,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Auburn defeats Marion Cadets in first game". The Anniston Star. September 24, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Auburn romps on Howard Bulldogs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 3, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Plainsmen beat Camp Benning, 14–2". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Auburn defeats Clemson 21–0". The Index-Journal. October 16, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vanderbilt crushed by Auburn Plainsmen". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Gene Hinton (October 31, 1920). "Georgia Upsets Dope and Defeats Auburn By A Single Touchdown". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 2. Retrieved March 21, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Immense crowd sees Tiger swamp Birmingham eleven". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1920. Retrieved September 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Generals go down, 77 to 0". The News. November 14, 1920. Retrieved February 11, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Golden Tornado Sweeps Through Auburn Team 34–0: "Buck" Flowers in Final Game of Career Plays Spectacular Football, Makes Two Eighty-Yard Runs". The Spartanburg Herald. November 26, 1920. p. 14.
  10. "1920 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2024.